I think we all understand Obama's circumstances. He has to come out on the gay marriage issue, especially after Biden's comments earlier in the week. Most people think this has always been his position, just one he couldn't publicly espouse politically.
But what will be the consequences? Will African-Americans and Latinos still vote for him? I think in the end they will, not least because he is coming off as reluctantly coming forward. He's not coming across as a militant on the issue.
The bigger question is his evangelical support. There are a number of evangelicals who have been able to reconcile his support of abortion with their vote. But will they be able to reconcile his position on gay marriage? That is a good question.
I suspect in the end that they will because most people have already made up their mind who they are going to vote for in November.
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